Lightning possible cause of Bossier City house fire

12:38 PM,
Sep. 29, 2013

Bossier City firefighters battle a blaze in the 2600 block of Village Lane late Saturday.

Written by

John Andrew Prime

Bossier City fire officials believe a lightning strike may have caused a fire that heavily damaged a house in the 2600 block of Village Lane late Saturday.

Firefighters who arrived soon after the dispatch around 9:30 p.m. found heavy smoke coming from the home's soffit and attic vents. They entered and found fire in the attic, which began to spread quickly. At one point the fire became so intense it forced fire crews to exit the structure. While battling the blaze three firefighters were positioning themselves on a lower level roof when part of it gave way, with one firefighter falling through ...